November 5

Today they finished putting up the forms for the foundation walls. I worked from home today cause I really didn't want to miss this part and my wonderful nice manager said it was fine to ph ...

2008-11-05T12:38:20Z

Lisa Call
Today they finished putting up the forms for the foundation walls. I worked from home today cause I really didn't want to miss this part and my wonderful nice manager said it was fine to ph ...

Same thing - different angle. Look at the pretty forms.

2008-11-05T12:38:37Z

Lisa Call
Same thing - different angle. Look at the pretty forms.

This foundation wall is up again the house so only 1 side to the wall - the only way to hold it up is with all these boards. Which look really cool.

2008-11-05T12:39:16Z

Lisa Call
This foundation wall is up again the house so only 1 side to the wall - the only way to hold it up is with all these boards. Which look really cool.

Not the best photo but there is a bunch of rebar in the walls. Clever way to make the stronger.

2008-11-05T12:39:39Z

Lisa Call
Not the best photo but there is a bunch of rebar in the walls. Clever way to make the stronger.

High tech ladder to get out of the basement.

2008-11-05T12:39:56Z

Lisa Call
High tech ladder to get out of the basement.

Told you I thought these looked cool.

2008-11-05T12:40:15Z

Lisa Call
Told you I thought these looked cool.

See - I even took 2 photos of them. Look at all those lines. Hm - kinda like my Markings textile paintings. Art is everywhere.

2008-11-05T12:40:46Z

Lisa Call
See - I even took 2 photos of them. Look at all those lines. Hm - kinda like my Markings textile paintings. Art is everywhere.

I liked the junk on the ground also. No more walking barefoot in the backyard for a while.

2008-11-05T12:41:16Z

Lisa Call
I liked the junk on the ground also. No more walking barefoot in the backyard for a while.

More cool stuff found in my garage.

2008-11-05T12:42:00Z

Lisa Call
More cool stuff found in my garage.

And yay - the best part - the pumper truck arrived!

2008-11-05T12:42:23Z

Lisa Call
And yay - the best part - the pumper truck arrived!

Carefully parked on the pile of dirt.

2008-11-05T12:42:43Z

Lisa Call
Carefully parked on the pile of dirt.

This thing has big legs that come out and lift the back wheels off the ground. Very cool.

2008-11-05T12:43:11Z

Lisa Call
This thing has big legs that come out and lift the back wheels off the ground. Very cool.

Looks like Patrick in Spongebob to me. Patrick is the starfish for the non-parents reading this.

2008-11-05T12:44:07Z

Lisa Call
Looks like Patrick in Spongebob to me. Patrick is the starfish for the non-parents reading this.

After it's all stabilzed time to stretch it out and get it all put together for pouring more cement.

2008-11-05T12:45:00Z

Lisa Call
After it's all stabilzed time to stretch it out and get it all put together for pouring more cement.

It reminds me of carnival rides. Wonder if it could flip me upside down?

2008-11-05T12:45:29Z

Lisa Call
It reminds me of carnival rides. Wonder if it could flip me upside down?

It sat like this for a while as the guy attached stuff to the end.

2008-11-05T12:48:50Z

Lisa Call
It sat like this for a while as the guy attached stuff to the end.

Love those colors!

2008-11-05T12:48:50Z

Lisa Call
Love those colors!

All ready to go so up and over the house it goes. This is just the coolest thing. No more wheelbarrows full of cement - they just pump it up and over the top of the house.

2008-11-05T12:47:22Z

Lisa Call
All ready to go so up and over the house it goes. This is just the coolest thing. No more wheelbarrows full of cement - they just pump it up and over the top of the house.

Too cool not to have lots of pictures from different angels. I think I want to buy myself one of these trucks to play with for a while. Or maybe when they bring it back to pour the basemen ...

2008-11-05T12:48:21Z

Lisa Call
Too cool not to have lots of pictures from different angels. I think I want to buy myself one of these trucks to play with for a while. Or maybe when they bring it back to pour the basemen ...

Woohoo - the cement arrives. Gotta have something for the pump truck to move to the other side of the house.

2008-11-05T12:49:50Z

Lisa Call
Woohoo - the cement arrives. Gotta have something for the pump truck to move to the other side of the house.

See - look how cool it looks from this angle.

2008-11-05T12:50:05Z

Lisa Call
See - look how cool it looks from this angle.

The action in the backyard. The guy on the left is the one controlling the pumper arm. He's got a remote control in his hands. This guy gets paid to do what every 8 year old boy loves to d ...

2008-11-05T12:51:32Z

Lisa Call
The action in the backyard. The guy on the left is the one controlling the pumper arm. He's got a remote control in his hands. This guy gets paid to do what every 8 year old boy loves to d ...

In addition to dumping cement all over the place, mostly they put it in between the forms to build walls.

2008-11-05T12:52:08Z

Lisa Call
In addition to dumping cement all over the place, mostly they put it in between the forms to build walls.

These guys are a big crazy standing (and walking as if they are on the ground) on the edge of the forms.

2008-11-05T12:52:35Z

Lisa Call
These guys are a big crazy standing (and walking as if they are on the ground) on the edge of the forms.

Photo right into the sun but needed to take it.

2008-11-05T12:53:05Z

Lisa Call
Photo right into the sun but needed to take it.

It took 2 cement trucks full of cement to build the walls.

2008-11-05T12:53:29Z

Lisa Call
It took 2 cement trucks full of cement to build the walls.

This guy walked around up on the top of those forms like a gymnast. Very impressive.

2008-11-05T12:54:00Z

Lisa Call
This guy walked around up on the top of those forms like a gymnast. Very impressive.

So maybe the photos are a bit repetitive here - I even deleted a bunch. Notice the dirt wall in the center next to the back of the garage. It doesn't have a form cause no way to put it up ...

2008-11-05T12:55:29Z

Lisa Call
So maybe the photos are a bit repetitive here - I even deleted a bunch. Notice the dirt wall in the center next to the back of the garage. It doesn't have a form cause no way to put it up ...

Another photo of this guy dancing on top of the walls.

2008-11-05T13:06:24Z

Lisa Call
Another photo of this guy dancing on top of the walls.

Lisa Call's photo

2008-11-05T13:04:41Z

Lisa Call

Cement busy making a wall. It's smooth on top now - didn't take a photo of that. I also didn't carve my name in it - what was I thinking?

2008-11-05T13:07:13Z

Lisa Call
Cement busy making a wall. It's smooth on top now - didn't take a photo of that. I also didn't carve my name in it - what was I thinking?

Why have one photo when 2 will do?

2008-11-05T13:07:25Z

Lisa Call
Why have one photo when 2 will do?

All done - folding up the arm and driving away. Took about 2 hours from start to finish.

2008-11-05T13:08:01Z

Lisa Call
All done - folding up the arm and driving away. Took about 2 hours from start to finish.

Last step was smoothing out the cement. Then they could all go home. Tomorrow they take the forms off and I'll see walls - woo hoo!

2008-11-05T13:09:49Z

Lisa Call
Last step was smoothing out the cement. Then they could all go home. Tomorrow they take the forms off and I'll see walls - woo hoo!